BERKELEY'S NEWS • NOVEMBER 17, 2023
Kavya Gupta
Editor in Chief
Kavya Gupta is the editor-in-chief and president of The Daily Californian. Since joining in spring 2021, she has served as a general assignment reporter, lead race and diversity beat reporter and as deputy and city news editor. Kavya has also served as the assistant managing publisher and business hiring manager.
Editor’s Blog
OCTOBER 31, 2023
Daily Cal fall 2023 to spring 2024 scholarship recipients
These stipends are therefore intended to tangibly recognize the work and commitment of dedicated staff, as well as make The Daily Californian more accessible to UC Berkeley students.
Editor’s Blog
OCTOBER 31, 2023
Daily Cal fall 2023 to spring 2024 scholarship recipients
These stipends are therefore intended to tangibly recognize the work and commitment of dedicated staff, as well as make The Daily Californian more accessible to UC Berkeley students.
Local Businesses
OCTOBER 04, 2023
A tale of two cookies: Crumbl Cookies, Insomnia Cookies get ready to open on Bancroft Way
Berkeley’s beloved food scene is set to take on yet another familiar dish: cookies. Both Crumbl Cookies and Insomnia Cookies are opening their first stores in the East Bay neighborhood just a couple of hundred feet apart on Bancroft Way.
Local Businesses
OCTOBER 04, 2023
A tale of two cookies: Crumbl Cookies, Insomnia Cookies get ready to open on Bancroft Way
Berkeley’s beloved food scene is set to take on yet another familiar dish: cookies. Both Crumbl Cookies and Insomnia Cookies are opening their first stores in the East Bay neighborhood just a couple of hundred feet apart on Bancroft Way.
Academics
SEPTEMBER 07, 2023
L&S policy aims to increase access to high-demand majors
For the first time, students who applied to the College of Letters and Sciences, or L&S, under any major designated as high-demand are guaranteed a spot in their selected major post-admission.
Academics
SEPTEMBER 07, 2023
L&S policy aims to increase access to high-demand majors
For the first time, students who applied to the College of Letters and Sciences, or L&S, under any major designated as high-demand are guaranteed a spot in their selected major post-admission.
Rights & Realities 2023
JULY 26, 2023
Berkeley leaders weigh in on Christianity, Supreme Court
Since the passing of the 14th Amendment in 1868, the Supreme Court has used the Equal Protection Clause to prevent discrimination and segregation on the basis of race, sex, and more tentatively, sexual orientation. After the court’s most recent decisions, religion has more closely aligned with such protected classes.
Rights & Realities 2023
JULY 26, 2023
Berkeley leaders weigh in on Christianity, Supreme Court
Since the passing of the 14th Amendment in 1868, the Supreme Court has used the Equal Protection Clause to prevent discrimination and segregation on the basis of race, sex, and more tentatively, sexual orientation. After the court’s most recent decisions, religion has more closely aligned with such protected classes.
City
JUNE 19, 2023
‘Where I’m supposed to be’: Berkeley rejoices at 36th annual Juneteenth Festival
Sounds of music, laughter and joy abounded at Berkeley’s 36th Juneteenth Festival on Sunday. The festival commemorates June 19, 1865 — the day the last of American enslaved people were declared free in Galveston, Texas, more than two years after Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.
City
JUNE 19, 2023
‘Where I’m supposed to be’: Berkeley rejoices at 36th annual Juneteenth Festival
Sounds of music, laughter and joy abounded at Berkeley’s 36th Juneteenth Festival on Sunday. The festival commemorates June 19, 1865 — the day the last of American enslaved people were declared free in Galveston, Texas, more than two years after Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.
Editor’s Blog
MAY 17, 2023
Apply to The Daily Californian
The Daily Californian is recruiting for summer 2023! Students from all backgrounds and majors are encouraged to apply.
Editor’s Blog
MAY 17, 2023
Apply to The Daily Californian
The Daily Californian is recruiting for summer 2023! Students from all backgrounds and majors are encouraged to apply.
Campus
MAY 04, 2023
Berkeley Law recognizes Indigenous Peoples' Day as school holiday
Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky announced Thursday morning that Indigenous Peoples' Day is now a recognized holiday at the law school.
Campus
MAY 04, 2023
Berkeley Law recognizes Indigenous Peoples' Day as school holiday
Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky announced Thursday morning that Indigenous Peoples' Day is now a recognized holiday at the law school.
Transit
APRIL 24, 2023
BART proposes increasing evening, weekend services with no additional costs
BART staff proposed an adjustment to train frequencies that allows them to reduce wait times from 30 to 20 minutes for evening and weekend service, with no additional hiring or spending needs.
Transit
APRIL 24, 2023
BART proposes increasing evening, weekend services with no additional costs
BART staff proposed an adjustment to train frequencies that allows them to reduce wait times from 30 to 20 minutes for evening and weekend service, with no additional hiring or spending needs.
ASUC
APRIL 23, 2023
ASUC president issues veto against ban on political parties
ASUC President Chaka Tellem issued a formal presidential veto — the first since 2016 — of Senate Resolution, or SR, 22/23-057 Saturday night. The resolution, passed by more than two-thirds of the ASUC Senate on Wednesday, bans political parties and coalitions from participating in future ASUC elections.
ASUC
APRIL 23, 2023
ASUC president issues veto against ban on political parties
ASUC President Chaka Tellem issued a formal presidential veto — the first since 2016 — of Senate Resolution, or SR, 22/23-057 Saturday night. The resolution, passed by more than two-thirds of the ASUC Senate on Wednesday, bans political parties and coalitions from participating in future ASUC elections.
